Cooler Master V850i Gold PSU Review

Box & Bundle

The box is overloaded with graphics and badges, with the model’s number highlighted in large fonts. On the package’s rear side, you will find some photos of the PSU’s internals and a close photo of the 12VHPWR socket, which should soon be replaced by a 12V-2×6 which is safer.

Product Photos

The exterior design looks appealing, and the fan grille has large enough perforations to allow good airflow. The modular panel hosts thirteen sockets, with one for connecting the PSU to the system’s mainboard to communicate with the MasterPlus software. Through this app, you can monitor power, voltages, and fan speed, but you cannot control anything but fan speed. There are four fan-speed preset profiles: silent, standard, gaming, and overclock, plus a custom fan curve.

Cables

Modular Cables
Description Cable Count Connector Count (Total) Gauge In Cable Capacitors
ATX connector 20+4 pin (650mm) 1 1 18-22AWG No
4+4 pin EPS12V (650mm) 1 1 18AWG No
8-pin EPS12V (650mm) 1 1 18AWG No
6+2 pin PCIe (550mm) 3 3 16-18AWG No
12+4 pin PCIe (650mm) (450W) 1 1 16-24AWG No
SATA (500mm+120mm+120mm+120mm) 3 12 18AWG No
4-pin Molex (400mm+120mm+120mm+120mm) 1 4 18AWG No
Motherboard USB Cable (810mm) 1 1 24AWG No
AC Power Cord (1400mm) – C13 coupler 1 1 14AWG

Two EPS connectors on dedicated cables, three PCIe 6+2 pin connectors on the same amount of cables, a single 12VHPWR set at 450W, twelve SATA, and four 4-pin Molex connectors. The number of SATA and 4-pin Molex connectors is adequate, but the distance between all peripheral connectors is low at 120mm. Lastly, the ATX and EPS cables are long enough.

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3 thoughts on “Cooler Master V850i Gold PSU Review

  1. Thanks Aris. Been waiting for this.

    Got this psu on prime day discounted w/ a $50 rebate based on your ATX 3.0 tier list. Was hesitant to jump the gun since there was no cybernetics report or in-depth reviews on the 850W at the time.

    Relieved to see your positive endorsement of the OEM. 😅

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